CVE-2026-9793 PUBLISHED

Keycloak: keycloak: security policy bypass in jwe-encrypted request object processing

Assigner: redhat
Reserved: 28.05.2026 Published: 28.05.2026 Updated: 28.05.2026

A flaw was found in Keycloak. When a JSON Web Encryption (JWE) encrypted request object is submitted, Keycloak may incorrectly process unsigned claims if the decrypted content is raw JSON, bypassing the configured signature policy. This allows a remote attacker to submit unauthorized claims, leading to a compromise of data integrity within the OpenID Connect (OIDC) authorization flow. While a redirect URI allowlist acts as a compensating control, this vulnerability violates OIDC Core and Financial-grade API (FAPI) signing requirements.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 5.9

Product Status

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Build of Keycloak
Versions Default: affected

Workarounds

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

Credits

  • Red Hat would like to thank Sree Gopinath (sreelim) for reporting this issue.

References

Problem Types

  • Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature CWE